Happy 2025! Welcome to JWFK’s Summer Collection of books to enjoy and treasure over the holidays and in the lead up to the return to school! We’ve selected 16 spectacular children’s titles from 2024 that refresh our minds, rejuvenate our souls and reenergise our hearts. From magical adventures at the seaside to exploring small (and […]
We love this time of year when we get to celebrate and reflect upon all the fabulous events, achievements and industry highlights (and lowlights) of the kidlit world, but even greater is the celebration of ALL the wonderful books that we have been able to enjoy and treasure over the year. And if this wasn’t […]
Just Write For Kids Australia’s annual Pitch It! Competition for Australian writers of picture books, junior fiction and middle grade was held in September, and WOW, what a cracker of a result this year! Every entry deserves to be a winner! The aim was to craft a manuscript pitch, worthy of a publisher’s attention, that […]
What a thrill and what a great response from our community as we celebrated the excitement of the 2024 Pitch It! Competition LONGLISTS last week! Again, congratulations to all! Today, we are revealing our fabulous SHORTLISTS for our Picture Book, Non-Fiction Picture Book, Junior Fiction and Middle Grade winners! These talented writers will be awarded […]
I’m saying it again this year – WOW! The quality of pitches continues to improve each year, not only being well-crafted and professionally written, but also hitting the brief perfectly in engagement, tone and originality. The range of topics, themes and concepts were so varied and interesting, and suitably geared towards their given target market. […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Julie Busuttil! It’s a pleasure to speak with author, Julie Busuttil, to share her poignant story of healing; a sensitive and heart-rending navigation of grief. For readers from age 8, Emmerson in the Clouds is about an extraordinary journey of a young spirit to reunite with her family. Coming from her […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Carla Fitzgerald! It’s a privilege to speak with talented author of Keeping Up with the Dachshunds and How to be Prime Minister and Survive Grade Five – Carla Fitzgerald is here to smash this interview with How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five. This middle grade chapter book […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Amelia Mellor! We’re privileged to welcome award-winning author of the magnificent, magical Grandest Bookshop trilogy, Amelia Mellor! Today she is sharing the fascinating background story behind the series and the third instalment, The Lost Book of Magic. Following the success of The Grandest Bookshop in the World and The Bookseller’s Apprentice, […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Aleesah Darlison! It’s such a privilege to welcome award-winning author of over sixty-five fabulous children’s books – Aleesah Darlison! Today, she is sharing the heartrending and extraordinary story behind her latest novel for middle grade readers, Grace the Amazing. Penned based on a deeply personal place in her own heart, Aleesah […]
Just Write For Kids Australia are ecstatic to return for our seventh year in offering Australian writers of children’s books the opportunity to present their ‘knock-out’ pitches to publishers through the annual Pitch It! Competition!* Each year we have also been fortunate enough to be able to provide participants the chance to learn more about […]
